Spouse:
Eleanor Owens (married January 4, 1950)
Children:
Four children: Margaret Ann, and Mary Lynn (daughters); Gary T., and Daniel "Danny" R. (sons)
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
He came to Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1925.
"He got his political training in the sometimes rough ranks of the Young Republican league, became chairman of
the Hennepin county YRL in 1947 and of the state organizationan year later." (Minneapolis Star, Between November 1956-January 1957)
He was President of the Minneapolis Aquatennial, 1954.
His brother, Elmer R. Anderson, was Chief Judge of the Municipal Court, then District Court Judge for Hennepin County, Minnesota.
He was a member of the Elks.
He died, from natural causes, in Dover, New Hampshire.